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Eastern Patch-nosed Snake

Salvadora grahamiae

Description:

About 1 meter long. (3 feet)

Habitat:

Shrub vegetation on a hill.

Notes:

I almost step on it. It wasn´t moving.

1 Species ID Suggestions

AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago


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6 Comments

AshleyT
AshleyT 10 years ago

Patchnoses are one of my favorites, always a treat to find!

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 10 years ago

Thank you Ashley for the ID and the link. This snake and the rattle snakes are always present in this mountain range.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

S Frazier thank you for the ID

Scott Frazier
Scott Frazier 12 years ago

Maybe Thamnophis proximus rutiloris, Mexican ribbonsnake or Thamnophis eques, Mexican gartersnake.

LuisStevens
LuisStevens 12 years ago

Thank you JStreeter

JStreeter
JStreeter 12 years ago

Its a Thamnophis sp. most likely, not sure which one.

LuisStevens
Spotted by
LuisStevens

San Luis Potosí, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

Spotted on Aug 28, 2011
Submitted on Jan 31, 2012

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